Old Church of Kilconieran, Galway
Killconerin Parish is located in the middle of East Galway, five
kilometres south-east of Athenry on the road to Loughrea. There is a signpost to
the church on the road. It is one of the two areas named in the Books of Survey
and Distribution of the seventeenth century where the Traceys held land in
Ireland. In Kilconienan, there is the remains of an old church which contains
two slab stones dedicated to the Traceys. From the position of these stones it
may be likely that this was a Tracey family church. As such, it would be the
earliest known family structure and should be of interest to all Traceys.
Unfortunately, the graveyard is very overgrown and the end wall of the church
now forms part of a cow shed.
1603 Pat 1 James 1 Part 3
VI. - 3 General Pardon to ...Will.
O'Trashy of Kilconerine, gent...
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The old church of
Kilconieran…inserted
in the wall near where the alter was is a stone with the following inscription: “Erected by Martin Tressy,
to pray for his wife Honoria alias O’Bryan and his daughter Mary deceased and
the rest of his family. 1755” On another horizontal flag
below the first stone is written: “Pray for the wife of
Patrick Tressy Margo ??as who ??? who ?oved the 14th of ??? 1760” Lickerrig School Folklore Report 1837-8 in Stanley,
Cathal ed. (2000) Castles & demesnes: gleanings from Kilconieran and
Clostoken.Galway.
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Last update: 04
April 2012